Hillside Food Outreach received a $5,000 grant on August 23 from McDonald’s to support a program designed to educate parents about childhood nutrition. Launched in March by local McDonald’s restaurants, the New York Metro Nutrition Network awards money to grassroots groups to establish nutrition programs and provide information about healthy-eating…. Read More →

In response to the need for an affordable religious education, Chabad of the Rivertowns is offering one year of free tuition to kindergarteners interested in attending Hebrew school. Chabad Rabbi Benjy Silverman said many families hesitate to begin formal Jewish education at younger ages due to financial challenges. He believes… Read More →

After hosting three sessions for grownups, the White Plains Department of Public Safety is expanding its popular Citizen’s Academy to include young people. The first-ever Youth Citizen’s Academy is scheduled to begin Sept. 18th, giving high school sophomores, juniors and senior a chance for a first-hand look at the workings of… Read More →

It doesn’t have Yosemite’s giant Sequoias, Yellowstone’s Old Faithful or Shenandoah’s panoramic vistas, but Delfino Park on Lake Street in White Plains will have an outdoor movie, camp fire, ghost stories and all kinds of other family fun during the city’s first ever “Great White Plains Camp Out” on Sept. 15. “What could… Read More →

The Kiwanis Club of Hartsdale is sponsoring its annual fundraising carnival this week at Richard Presser Park on Central Avenue. Parking and admission are free. Proceeds will be used by the club to support a variety of charitable efforts, including scholarships for high school seniors, Thanksgiving food baskets and holiday… Read More →

An Edgemont resident with ties to the 33-acre woodland preserve has been appointed executive director of the Greenburgh Nature Center. Margaret Tjimos Goldberg will take over the position on September 10, after serving on the center’s board of directors from 2004 to 2009. During that time period, she helped expand… Read More →

White Plains is the 44th best place to live in the U.S., according to Money magazine’s annual list of the 100 top places with populations between 50,000 and 300,000. Money had this to say: “Only a 35-minute train ride from the Big Apple, White Plains is popular with commuters. But… Read More →

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino has scheduled a town hall meeting for Wednesday at White Plains City Hall. It is one of a series he is doing around the county: “ASK ASTORINO” TOWN HALL TO BE HELD IN WHITE PLAINS AUGUST 22 Mayor Roach to introduce county executive As part… Read More →

The Volunteer Center of the United Way and county government call on community to serve others in remembrance: ASTORINO AND THE VOLUNTEER CENTER INVITE RESIDENTS TO HONOR THOSE WHO DIED SEPT. 11 BY PARTICIPATING IN WEEK OF VOLUNTEER EVENTS Once again, Westchester County and The Volunteer Center of United Way… Read More →

House candidate Joe Carvin is out with his first radio ad, focusing on the poor economy and the record of his foe, Rep. Nita Lowey, D-Harrison, Westchester County. “The official unemployment rate of 8.2% but the real unemployment is 15 percent. Washington has truly failed us. Nita Lowey has been… Read More →